我有一个朋友，他的家乡不是这个城市。
他经常说，他的家乡和这个城市很不一样。
我以为他会不开心，因为家人都不在这儿。
但是他告诉我，无论在哪儿，只要有好邻居、好朋友，就像在家一样。
他也经常说家乡话，我觉得太有趣了，我一定要学几句。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 他的 | tā de | his; belonging to him |
| 家乡 | jiā xiāng | hometown / native place |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to think; to believe |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how / regardless of whether... |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 话 | huà | dialect / language |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting; fascinating; amusing |
| 了 | le | modal particle (emphasis) |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 学 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 句 | jù | classifier for phrases or lines of verse |